Background
ANDERSON, Donald was born on June 17, 1939 in Swansea, United Kingdom. Parents: David Robert Anderson and Eva Anderson (née Mathias).
ANDERSON, Donald was born on June 17, 1939 in Swansea, United Kingdom. Parents: David Robert Anderson and Eva Anderson (née Mathias).
Swansea Grammar School. University College. Swansea. Bachelor of Arts, 1960.
Inns of Court, barrister, 1969. Spoken languages: French, German.
Member of Parliament, 1966-1970. since 1974.PPS to Minister of Defence, 1968-1970. Parliamentary Private Secretary to Attorney General, 1974-1979. Chairman, Welsh Affairs Select Committee, 1981-1983.
Opposition Spokesman on Foreign Affairs, since 1983. Senior Vice president, Association of European Parliamentarians for Africa (Southern) (AWEPAA). Barrister, 1969; Parliamentary Consultant to Royal Society of Chemistry.
Sponsored by Rail Tranport Union (RMT).
Christian
44th United Kingdom Parliament. 47th United Kingdom Parliament. 48th United Kingdom Parliament.
49th United Kingdom Parliament.
50th United Kingdom Parliament. 51st United Kingdom Parliament.
52nd United Kingdom Parliament. 53rd United Kingdom Parliament]
He was one of the longest-serving Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom in recent years, his service totaling 34 years.
Spouse Doctor Dorothy Mary Anderson (née Trotman). 1963; children: Robert, Hugh, Geraint.